Transposition
[trans-puh-zish-uh n] /ˌtræns pəˈzɪʃ ən/
noun
1.
an act of transposing.
2.
the state of being transposed.
3.
a transposed form of something.
4.
Genetics. the movement of a gene or set of genes from one DNA site to another.
5.
Photography. the process of reversing the tonality of an image, as from negative to positive.
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Mathematics. a permutation of a set of elements that interchanges two elements and leaves the remaining elements in their original positions.
transposition
/ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act of transposing or the state of being transposed
2.
something transposed
transposition trans·po·si·tion (trāns’pə-zĭsh’ən)
n.
Removal from one place to another.
The state of being transposed or of being on the wrong side of the body.
Transfer of a segment of DNA to a new position on the same or another chromosome, plasmid, or cell.
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